Inclusive Eating Disorder Advanced Specialist - Consultant

IEDAS-C

The highest credential for seasoned eating disorder clinicians who provide consultation, mentorship, and clinical leadership within an inclusive, trauma-informed, antiracist framework.

In recognition of clinicians who have demonstrated advanced competency in eating disorder care and are prepared to support other professionals through consultation, mentorship, and structured skills development.

IEDAS-C

IEDAS-C consultants bring strong clinical judgment, a clear understanding of scope and ethics, and the ability to translate inclusive frameworks into practical guidance across complex presentations and multidisciplinary settings.

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IEDS Certification Prerequisite
Consultation Cohorts

Quick Snapshot Info

IEDAS-C is designed for clinicians who:

  • Have significant eating disorder clinical experience and strong foundational competence

  • Routinely navigate complexity (comorbidity, higher acuity, systems barriers, cultural context)

  • Provide leadership through consultation, training, or mentorship in professional settings

  • Maintain consistent, ethical practice with clear scope, documentation standards, and referral pathways

  • Share IEDE’s commitment to trauma-informed care, harm reduction, inclusivity, and antiracism

Requirements to Earn the IEDAS-C Credential

  1. Earn the IEDS Certification, or meet equivalency standards

  2. Earn the IEDAS Certification, or meet equivalency standards

  3. Proof of 5 years or 10,000 hours of ED specific, direct experience

  4. Proof of 2 years of mentorship or leadership experience 

  5. Provide your CV or Resume

  6. Hold an active professional license in your jurisdiction (e.g., therapist, psychologist, dietitian, physician, etc.)

  7. Personal Statement: Describe your supervisory or consulting experience specific to working with ED clinicians; Describe your values as an ED clinician, and how they have evolved over time; Describe your advanced skills and competency as an ED clinician, and how they have evolved over time. 

  8. Interview with Consultation Director to assess competency.

  9. Pay an application fee of $250.

Requirements to become an IEDAS-C Consultant for Consultation Cohort Program

  1. Earn your IEDS Credential via the traditional pathway. You may use a 50% off coupon for the training, however you are required to fully complete training and certification requirements. No equivalency option.

  2. Earn your IEDAS Credential via the traditional pathway or equivalency standards.

  3. Earn your IEDAS-C Credential

    • Traditional pathway as stated and including a shadowing process.

    • In addition to other stated requirements, you must shadow at least 3 consultation group sessions.

  4. Agree to IEDE consultation standards, including confidentiality and de-identification expectations. Practice within scope and comply with the laws and ethical standards of their jurisdiction(s).

  5. Some applicants may be asked to complete additional steps to ensure readiness for consultant responsibilities.

  6. Reach out to Support@InclusiveEatingDisorderEducation.com with questions and your intent to join the IEDE team.

IEDAS-C Scope of Role: Leading Consultation Cohorts

IEDAS-C consultants provide advanced, values-aligned consultation to help professionals strengthen inclusive, trauma-informed eating disorder care. Their work includes cohort facilitation, case consultation, and direct, caring feedback on assessment, conceptualization, treatment planning, and interdisciplinary coordination.

Consultation is grounded in IEDE’s commitments to trauma-informed care, antiracism, inclusivity, social justice, and harm reduction, with attention to how culture, power, and systems shape both symptoms and access to care. Consultants support consultees in clarifying scope, roles, and overlaps across disciplines, identifying when medical oversight or higher levels of care are needed, and building practical, client-centered strategies that prioritize safety and autonomy.

IEDAS-C consultation is professional education and mentorship and does not create a provider relationship with consultees’ clients. Consultants uphold clear ethical boundaries, confidentiality and de-identification standards, and jurisdictional considerations.

Application Inquiry

The Inclusive Eating Disorder Advanced Specialist- Consultant Credential (IEDAS-C)

The IEDAS-C Credential assesses the following competencies:

IEDAS-C clinicians consistently demonstrate the ability to:

  • Provide accurate, inclusive case conceptualization across ED presentations and comorbidities

  • Apply trauma-informed, harm-reduction approaches while maintaining clinical accountability

  • Identify risk and level-of-care concerns and support appropriate escalation/referral

  • Navigate scope, roles, and overlaps between therapy, nutrition care, coaching, and medicine

  • Offer clear, actionable consultation feedback that improves clinical decision-making

  • Integrate social and cultural considerations into assessment, treatment planning, and consultation

  • Uphold confidentiality and de-identification standards in all case discussion

  • Lead with professionalism, humility, and responsiveness to feedback

How to earn the IEDAS-C credential

Complete application materials and review eligibility requirements

  1. Submit an application including all requirements stated

  2. Competency review based on IEDE standards via interview with the Consultation Director

  3. Join the waitlist to join the IEDAS-C Consultant team. If accepted, complete onboarding and agreement to IEDE consultant expectations, policies, and consultation standards

  4. Designation as IEDAS-C upon successful completion of all requirements

Standards + Ethics

IEDE consultants maintain rigorous ethical standards. Consultation is delivered as professional education and does not create a provider relationship with consultees’ clients. Consultants support clinical judgment and decision-making while respecting jurisdictional rules, scope of practice, and confidentiality requirements. Case material must be de-identified, and sessions may not be recorded or redistributed.

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Equivalency Standards

  • You may bypass the IEDS Certification training route and still enroll in a Consultation Cohort to pursue your IEDAS Certification.

    Equivalency requirements to enroll in a Consultation Cohort without earning your IEDS Certification:

    1. Proof of 40 hours of ED specific education, broken down into specific hour requirements mirroring the IEDS Certification training program outline: 2 hrs of weight inclusivity education, 1 hr of specific education on how to be a trauma-informed provider, 1 hr ED relapse prevention, 6 hours nutrition therapy education (including deconstructing diet culture, macronutrient education, micronutrient education, dietary myth busting, working with Families, meal plans, weight checks and weight goals, assessment and nutrition therapy, Intuitive Eating, parental attitudes regarding food and bodies, Satter model, caution around healthism, Intuitive Movement), 12 hours of therapeutic education (1 hr for each of the following, must all be specific to ED treatment: DBT, RODBT, ACT, EFT, ERP, Harm Reduction, FBT, CBT, IFS, Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, Psychodynamic Theory), 6 hrs intersectionality/bias/cultural considerations specific to the ED population, 3 hrs person of the clinician (personal development including understanding your own biases and how they affect your clinical work), 3 hrs ED specific diagnosis and assessment, 3 hrs ED specific body image education, including Body Dysmorphic Disorder, 3 hrs compulsive exercise education specific to EDs.

    2. Pay the fee of $495.

    3. Pass equivalency exam with an 80% or higher.

    4. Interview with Consultation Director to be accepted into an IEDAS Consultation Cohort.

  • You may bypass the IEDS Certification training and Consultation route and still earn your IEDAS Certification.

    Equivalency requirements to earn your IEDAS Credential:

    1. Earn your IEDS Certification traditionally or via equivalency standards outlined above. If you choose the traditional route, you must have earned your IEDS Certification by the end of 2nd Term during your consultation process (equivalent to 6 months into the program). You will not be able to purchase your 3rd Term until this requirement is met.

    2. Proof of total 1000 hours of direct care specifically with eating disorders:

      • 75% face-to-face with clients - 750 hours

      • 25% consultation/supervision, charting, non-direct - 250 hours

      3. Personal statement: Answer the following questions in your own words: What is a time when you experienced weight stigma in a clinical setting, from your own observations as a clinician? What made you want to work in the ED field? Describe your values as an ED clinician, and how they have evolved over time. Note: IEDE strictly prohibits any use of AI in personal writings, such as the personal statement. If you are found to use AI, you may be denied Certification without refund.

      4. One letter of recommendation, including the following: evidence of ethical standards, clinical skills, and growth areas.

      5. Final Oral Assessment: Case study presentation with the IEDE Consultation Director

      6. Pay the fee of $495

    1. Earn the IEDS Certification, or meet equivalency standards

    2. Earn the IEDAS Certification, or meet equivalency standards

    3. Proof of 5 years or 10,000 hours of ED specific, direct experience

    4. Proof of 2 years of mentorship or leadership experience 

    5. CV or Resume

    6. Hold an active professional license in your jurisdiction (e.g., therapist, psychologist, dietitian, physician, etc.)

    7. Personal Statement

      1. Describe your supervisory or consulting experience specific to working with ED clinicians 

        2. Describe your values as an ED clinician, and how they have evolved over time.

        3. Describe your advanced skills and competency as an ED clinician, and how they have evolved over time. 

    8. Interview with Consultation Director to assess competency

    9. Pay an application fee of $250.

  • Requirements to become an IEDE consultant (IEDAS-C):

    1. Earn your IEDS Credential via the traditional pathway. You may use a 50% off coupon for the training, however you are required to fully complete training and certification requirements. No equivalency option.

    2. Earn your IEDAS Credential via the traditional pathway or equivalency standards.

    3. Earn your IEDAS-C Credential

      • Traditional pathway as stated and including a shadowing process.

      • In addition to other stated requirements, you must shadow at least 3 consultation group sessions.

    4. Agree to IEDE consultation standards, including confidentiality and de-identification expectations

    5. Practice within scope and comply with the laws and ethical standards of their jurisdiction(s)

    6. Some applicants may be asked to complete additional steps to ensure readiness for consultant responsibilities

    7. Reach out to Support@InclusiveEatingDisorderEducation.com with questions and your intent to join the IEDE team.

IEDE Certifications

IEDS
Inclusive Eating Disorder Specialist

Level 1

IEDAS
Inclusive Eating Disorder Advanced Specialist

Level 2

IEDAS-C
Inclusive Eating Disorder Advanced Specialist - Consultant

Level 3